Swing



C. D. CLIPFELL AND G. MANIKOWSKE.

swmcJ APPLICATION FILED MAY26 1919.

Patented Apr. 6, 1920.

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C. D. CLIPFELL AND G. MANIKOWSKE.

' SWING.

APPLICATION FILED MAY26. 1919.

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this return movement of the swing by the operator throwing his entireweight on the V dent that the repeated action of the person swinging, inthe manner just described, will result in the amplitude of the swingbeing increased to any desired amount and there-' after easilymaintained as long as. may be desired.

The swinging may be stopped by letting the old cat die in the usualmanner, so well 'known among children, or it may be quickly stopped byreversing the process of movements used in setting up the swingingmotion.

As previously stated, the supports 8 for the seat-suspending members 9,being at a lower elevation thanthe supports 7 for the pulling members12, are very desirable, for the reason that, as the swing reaches itsrearmost position, the radii S to 1 1 and 7 to vl4 tend to coincide,thus bringing the arcs of travel of the seat 11, handles 1 k and footrest 15 into more nearly concentric circles. This is highly desirableand necessary, for the reason that if the supports 7 and 8 were at thesame level, the arcs of oscillation of the seat '11 and foot rest 15would tend to constantly come nearer together, and the handles 14 tocontinually rise, thereby pulling the said handles out of the hands ofthe operator and the foot rest 15 would tend to lift the operator out ofthe seat 11 at the rearward movement of the swing.

As the swing travels from its rearmost position to its foremostposition, the supports 8, being lower than the supports 7,

resultin the foot rest 15 and the seat 11 separating more and more asthe swing ap proaches its foremost position, thus enabling the personswinging to take the natural straightened-out position, which iscustomary in the ordinary swing. Further, suption of the swing, withoutunduly pushing the person swinging off the seat 11, at the rearmostposition of the swing, or, by reason of the foot rest 15 rising relativeto the seat 11; This results in greater ease in starting from a restposition, for it is evident that the farther apart in horizontaldirections the supports 7 and 8 are, the easier the starting will be, aswill also be the continued swinglng.

What we claim is 1 p 1. A swing comprising an overhead support, a seat,a pair ofsuspension members suspending the seat from the overheadsupport, a pair of pulling members attachedto the overhead support andoffset from the seat suspension members in the plane of oscillation ofthe swing, a pair of-handles slidable on the seat suspension members andattached to the pulling members, and a foot rest having a pair of armsattached to the handles and rigidly connecting the foot rest thereto. 4

2. A swing comprising an overhead support, a seat, a pair of suspensionmembers suspending the seat from the overhead support, a pair of pullingmembers attached to the overhead support at a different elevation thanthe attachment of the seat suspension members therewith, said pullingmember being offset from the seat suspension mcrnbers in the plane ofthe oscillation of the swing, a pair of handles slidable on the seatsuspension members and attached to the pulling members, and afoot resthaving a pair of arms attached to "the handles and rigidly connectingthe foot rest thereto. I

In testimony whereof we afliX our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

CARROLL D. GLIPFELL. GEORGE MANIKOWSKEJ Witnesses:

Lens OLseAnD, CHAS. F. KAISER. V

